Junior Project Manager
Full job description
OWOA
Salary: £30,000 – £42,000 per year
Our client is looking for a Junior Project Manager to join them on a permanent basis. This is a development role for a recent graduate. It will initially be as an assistant project manager leading to an experienced senior project manager role. If the individual performs well it will develop into a role managing small and then progressively larger projects.
What will I do
Deliver projects to cost, time and quality, achieving client satisfaction.
The Junior Project Manager (PM) is responsible for assisting in the delivery of the low carbon projects that arise from the step-by-step risk reduction process. The essence of the PM’s job is to lead and coordinate the work of in-house staff, associate consultants and engineers, sub-contractors and suppliers to achieve a given contract to the satisfaction of the client. Specific tasks will be set by the senior project manager but may include elements of:
* Managing stakeholders throughout the whole project lifecycle.
* Drafting invitations to tender (ITT), ready for running tender exercises to select sub-contractors and suppliers for a project.
* Managing the tender and evaluation processes. Reporting to the client on the result of the tender exercise.
* Ensuring required contracts are put in place with client, sub-contractors, suppliers and if necessary, finance providers (number/types will depend on nature of project).
* Drafting project programme and payment schedule.
Essential Qualities:
* Energetic and capable of operating on own initiative and driving events.
* Logical and pragmatic with a practical bent,
* Technically competent. Probably an engineering graduate. However, the role includes the management of engineers in the practical application of technologies rather than engineering. The key to success is to be confident in a technical project environment rather than necessarily being a master of the technology.
* Excellent communications skills, including the ability to write clear, logical English.
* Competent with IT and fully conversant with common packages such as Microsoft 365 and able to grasp the use of basic project management tools quickly.
Highly Desirable Qualities & Experience:
* Knowledge of the renewables technologies. Ideally with a qualification in renewable, mechanical or electrical engineering.
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